Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

CREATIVE CORNER l free-motion quilting

A bitmore:

JoAveryhasbeen

quiltingfor 30

yearsandwriting

hercraftblogfora

wholedecade.She

runsherownfabric

shop,myBearpaw,

inEdinburghand

online,aswellas

teachinga range

of workshopsand

organisingannual

sewingretreats.

http://www.mybearpaw.com

@mybearpaw

bearpawcraftclasses

Callintheprofessionals

Perhapsyoumadeanheirloomquilttopthatrequires

somespecialattention,oryoumadeyourtopsobig

thatyoujustcan’tmanageit onyourown?Well,

luckilyforyoutherearealternativesthesedays.You

cangetyourquiltfinishedbya professionallong-arm

quilter(ata cost,ofcourse)andyoudon’tevenneed

tobasteit.WhenI wanteda specialfinishforoneof

theshow-stoppingquiltsinmynewbook,I gaveit to

myincrediblytalentedfriend,TatyanaDue, towork

herlong-armmagicon.Tatyana’squiltingpatternhas

enhancedthepiecingdesignperfectlyfora stunning

result. However, I do think this way of finishing your

quiltsshouldbekeptforspecialoccasionsandnotrelied

on.I thinkyourquiltingskillsneedtogrowintandem

withyourpiecingskills.If youbeginsendingyourfirst

quiltsotobequilted,thenit willbesomuchharder

togobacktoquiltingyourselfat a laterstage.Thequilt

topsyoumakewillkeepimprovingwhileyourquilting

willstillbeat thebeginnerlevel.I thinkit’smuchbetter

tomakethoseslightlyimperfectquiltsfora whileuntil

bothskillsimprovetogether.Afterall,youcan’treally

call yourself a quilter if you never actually quilt!

Mussels
Addpetalsandspikesto
the mussels and flames

Turnyourmussels

in to ’flames’

Changeit upby

adding pebbles

‘Echo’your

motifs

ShutterSpeedQuilt– squaringthelinesoninterlocking

rainbows gives a more modern twist to FMQ

FormoreinformationonJo’sretreats,visit

http://www.stitchgathering.co.uk and http://www.thethreadhouse.co.uk